The Taming of the Shrew (BBC TV Shakespeare Collection)

by Jonathan Miller (Director)

Other authors: Sarah Badel, Simon Chandler, John Cleese, William Shakespeare (Original play)

Series: The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare (Season 3, Episode 1)

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The comedy begins with an induction in which we follow a drunken tinker being tricked into believing he is a nobleman. He then watches a play depicting nobleman Petruchio's marriage with an outspoken, intelligent and bad-tempered shrew named Katherine. Petruchio manipulates and tames her until she is obedient to his will. The main subplot features the courting of Katherine's more conventional sister Bianca by numerous suitors. The content has become the subject of considerable controversy.… (more)

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Absolutely the best version to date IMO. I saw the 1967 theater release as a HS student (although at the school auditorium rather than the movie house), and have rewatched it occasionally.
YMMV, according to some blog comments I read lately (2010-11), but those are complaining more about Zeffirelli's interpretation of Shakespeare's quintessentially ambiguous story-line, and not of the production and acting. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Miller, Jonathan	Director	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Badel, Sarah	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Chandler, Simon	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Cleese, John	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Shakespeare, William	Original play	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare (Season 3, Episode 1)

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The BBC Shakespeare Collection: Comedy by Jonathan Miller

The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare [BBC TV Shakespeare Collection] by BBC (indirect)

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The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

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The Taming of the Shrew (BBC TV Shakespeare Collection)

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1980-10-23 (UK)

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The comedy begins with an induction in which we follow a drunken tinker being tricked into believing he is a nobleman. He then watches a play depicting nobleman Petruchio's marriage with an outspoken, intelligent and bad-tempered shrew named Katherine. Petruchio manipulates and tames her until she is obedient to his will. The main subplot features the courting of Katherine's more conventional sister Bianca by numerous suitors. The content has become the subject of considerable controversy.

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